Samsung Galaxy A16 Review: Should You Buy in 10 Points

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[{"selector":"#anim-c9afdbc7-7160-4bbf-887c-100b23ffb430","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d796f17-e415-429b-a699-3d991f64aa41","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad06a203-5650-4d34-b075-630dc2670dd8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-98.35294%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4053858c-0ba6-4047-855b-8d2e8ac7b5e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81620efb-5c58-4a29-ac1e-6a7cea57c775","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Samsung Galaxy A16 comes with One UI 6.1, built on Android 14. The software feels very familiar if you’ve used a Samsung phone before, but it comes loaded with the usual barrage of bloatware. UI

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